English for Speakers of Other Languages: Reading
Resources for English for Speakers of Other Languages
News & Newspapers
- News For YouPaper newspaper at Southeast & Sylvania Library with current events and stories designed to be easy to read, yet interesting. Found in the Periodicals section at the Sylvania Library (2nd floor).
- ESOL News OregonOregon news for language learners hosted by PCC instructor Tim Krause
- The Times in Plain EnglishOnline site with articles about current events in plain English. Not affiliated with the national newspaper, The New York Times.
Popular audiobooks and ebooks
Great books are available to read or listen to on your phone or computer.
- Browse for titles in PCC Library's Overdrive Collection
- Learn how to access print and ebooks from public libraries
- Access ebooks through the Open Library
- Scroll through the list of recommended books in this guide for a genre that interests you, looking for "Available as ebook" or "Available as audiobook" under the book's description
Checkout these great ebooks and audiobooks:
Charlotte's Web by Call Number: AudiobookWilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him. A beloved children's story.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by Call Number: Ebook and print bookFirst book in the Harry Potter series.
Hatchet by Call Number: Available as ebook, audiobook and print bookAfter a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet.
A Guide to PCC Southeast Library
- A guide to PCC SE Library
Written by ESOL level 8 students at Southeast campus. While this guide is specifically for the Southeast library, the general information applies to students at all the PCC library locations.
Print books in the ESOL collection
PCC Libraries have books for each level of ESOL classes. Readers can choose from fiction, nonfiction and biography titles. Here are a few examples.
Malala Yousafzai: : education activistCall Number: Level 2 biography
Oregon by Call Number: Level 3 Non-fiction
The House on Mango Street by Call Number: Level 6 Fiction
To Kill a Mockingbird by Call Number: Level 8 Fiction
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Dictionaries / Vocabulary
Oxford Picture Dictionary by Call Number: ESOL 428.1 A33o 2017
- Oxford English Dictionary (OED) This link opens in a new windowMore than 600,000 words defined, including historical meanings, word origins, and pronunciations. Examples of past usage are shown through quotations from a rich variety of English language sources.
- English language dictionariesFind more English language dictionaries at the PCC Library. You can also find specific dictionaries by searching their title such as: Longman Dictionary or by type of dictionary such as idioms dictionaries when you use the library catalog.